The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

The Budget--This Evening, Long before the gates of Westminster Hall were Opened this morning a number of persons assembled for the purpose of securing good places in the strangers' gallery of the House of Commons this e vening, to hear the financial statement of the C hancello r of the Ex c h equer . B y seven o 'clock the , 0 6 line of benches in St. Stephen's Hall was fi lled by persons who, it may be supposed from the anxiety they exhibited, fancied their interests were at stake, and that they had something to ho p e or something to fear from Mr. Glad stone's financial exposition. On such occasions as these the first arrival takes the first seat, and is /be first who is admitted to the gallery by the police who are the temporary custodians of it, and it was very evident that the gentleman ‘Nho secured that Post this morning considered himself a vtry enviable sort of person in having secured, at the sacrifice of at least 14 or 15 hours, the honour of being one of Mr. Gladstone's auditors to-night. The scene presented in St. Stephen's Hall was a carious one in many respects A man takes his seat there in the order of his arrival, and is entitled to admis s i on to the gallery i n h i s turn, b ut if h e l eaves it for a tromen t he loses his privilege, and like bad b oy at school goes to the bottom of the class., Persons, therefore, who have an eye to business, loiter about the hall with a view to act as substitutes for those who are desirous of going out to obtain refreshment, but the majority of the people present t his morning did not trust to such extraneous aid ; the y lied supplied themselves • with spirits and beer in bottles, sandwiches and other eatables in baskets, on which they enjlyed themselves through out the day. Those who had not exercised such Provident foresight were, however, not at a loss. Fr om a neighbouring public house—well known for t he excellence of its articles and also es the great central point for Westminster omnibus accom- Inodation,—a continuous supply of meats and drinks Was provided by means of special messengers, who r an up and down the ranks of patient amateur fn aneialists, and secured a very fair amount of ens t°2U. The crowd increased as the day went on, and s hortly after noon, by direction of the Speaker, the gallery was opened for the admission of the earliest corners. Sedent atque sedebunt until Mr. Gladstone shall hate finished his financial statement at seven Or eight o'clock this evening. Hundreds of persons Who have been waiting all day in the anxious hope of receiving financial instruction, have been obliged to go away disappointed. MONEY MARKET AND COIiffiIIMCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. t More firmness is perceptible in the money market ° . ; (14 3 7 , and the rate for three months' bills has a gyanced fro m 51 to the level of the Bank of Eng ll". A very active demand prevails in all dine . T he biddings for 40.00.000 rupees (£400,0 00 ) in vi he India took place yesterday at the Bank of En gland. The proportions allotted were-to Cal "tte 22.24 000 rupees, to Bombay 16.00,000 rupees, and to AlAdras 1 76 000 rupees. The minimum price Was as before :-18 111 cl per rupee on Calcutta and Madras, and 19111 d on Bombay. The applications Within the limits amounted to 426 lacs. Tenders on Calcutta at 2s will receive about 18 per cent., and 41 ; 13 ""e that p r i ce i n f u ll ; on Bombay at 2s (d about 6 Per cent., and on Madras at 2s 0-1,-d in full. The share list of the North Australian Company ' 4lll be closed to London applicants on Tuesday ne xt, and for the provinces on Friday, the 15th host. The subscription list of the Oriental Financial L' ° l . Peration will. be closed to London app licants on . I . 4 ° ll day next, the 11th inst., and to thos e comin g 'ere the country on Tuesday, the 12th inst. An undertaking of great importance has been 411 houneed, under the title of the Internati o n al Land Credit Company, which purposes carrying on °Perations similar to those of financial and land hiortgage institutions, and also to be amalgamated with the Belgian Mortgage Bank, the Bank of In dustry and Land Credit (Brussels), and the Vend°. bane, Mortgage Assurance Company of Vienna. 'these companies have been established for some time, and have realised considerable prefits. The Industry and Land Credit guarantees to the new s hareholders a minimum dividend of 11 per cent. for the first year, and the Vendobana promises to Pay at its next meeting a dividend of 25 per cent. The nominal capital of the new company is fixed at £ 8 ,000,000, of which £6,000,000 is to form the brat issue in 300,000 shares of £2O each. Of this n umber 250,000 have already been placed on the Continent, 15,000 in England, and the rest-viz., 425i,000, are offered to the public. They are quoted 4 s preen. The prospectus has also appeared of the Com mercial Bank Corporation of India and the East, Wit h a capital of £1,000,000 in 40,000 shares (of "hieh 30,000 have been already allotted) of £25 4 . 4 1 e4 . This company has been specially designed l's ) enlarge the sphere of operations of the Commer eit el Bank of I n di a , established in Bombay in 18 45 , '1 creating it a new bank under the new title, and Z jahl rging its capital and reserve fund. It has been heorpo rate d un d er R oya l ch a rter, which limits th e liability • of shareholders to double the a mount of their shares, and in consideration of the transfer of the business and reserve fund, 20,000 sh ares fully paid up, with 10,000 on which only half has been subscribed, have been allotted to pre tient b Proprietors, thus leaving only 10 , 000 shares to e allotted to the public. This last number, how :,ptesr, to to bear a premium of £l O upon each share , W hich, amounting to £ l OO, OOO , is to be added to the reef rve fund, raising that item to £150,000. Al l call s will have to be paid prior to February 1 : 1 "t, at id payment in anticipation will be allowed otterest at the rate of 5 per cent. The last week's rai'way receipts, ascertained up t 0 this day, are, in round figures, as under :- 1864. 1863. G reat Western £60.417 £57,367 L\ r orth- West e rn . Louth-W es t ern - gb,ton ( , 61 idland .. 43,817 41,677 I ;.,utit h-Fastern ' , treat Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 37,090 34, 550 Bristol and Exeter ' , North Eastern ?pat Eastern .. N orth Sheffield, and Lincoln 15, 11 - i8 !4,941 ^ "rth British These returns, as compared with those of tin 44 the period of last year, are generally satisfactory ; le some instances, however, there is a falling off, °W ing to the early period of the year in which the Eastern holie,ays have been observed. On the North Eastern there is an increase of £ 3,050 ; Western, £7,806 ; South Western, £B5B ; Midland, £2,270; Great Northern, £4,434; Lan °ashire and Yorkshire, £2,640; North Eastern, £4,480; North British, £1,091 ; while the Brighton irwa a decr e ase of £4,081 ; South Eastern, £ 992 ; r eat Eastern, £1,776. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this day, eccording to Mr. Reuter's el r , e gratia, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66 f. 05 c. T he centre of attraction at the Stock Exchange t he market for Joint Stock Banks and Micel iteetla, but even these descriptions of securities h e , beginning to lOse much of their recent popu• ii t ttY, and sa l es h a ving been effected, quotations 1.114.", in many instances, been seriously depreciated. e English Funds continue heavy, with very few trans actions, and Console are 91 2 it for money and the present account, and 916 for May. The New 1.,,° reen and Reduced Annuities are 8D ; Red 8..,-4 Telegraph Annuities, 20 -I ; Exchequer Bills, 7 3 4. die. ; India 5 per Cents., 105 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1031, and 4s. 35. die. 14 the Forei gn Market there has not been truch 4 "Iraation but Mexican have risen to 45 upon 1 . 4 10 °° Lirable statementb respecting the forthcomi )g n al '. Turki s h 6 per Cents., 1 862 , are i l l 72 ; do. 531 ; Grpek 24 ; Spanifih Passiwt. Clsi i; Port uguese, 49L 5; 66i 67; and thF - , lliftd erate Loan, 53 54. been the 1 - 11ilway S ca re Market, the dealings hay. Et : ° 'r; and the few transactions recurd en vriation as regßrds prices. Metropo- litan have improved 15i.; and South E%stern, ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines are still at about former prices. Bank Shares continue in active demand, but owing to a preponderance of sales prices in some instances have given way. London and Westmin ster are quoted 91 94; Oriental Bank, 66i ; London and Brighton, 601 61; Alliance Bank, 54-} 554; Union of London, 49 1. In the Miscellaneous Market International Financial are marked 119 129; National Discount Company, 141 ; Credit Foncier, 111 1211; and Lon don Financial, 261 27. The current quotations for some of the principal new undertakings are subjoined—Credit Mobilier, 41 51 prem.; Credit Foncier, 61 7,1 prem.; City Officer, 21 3j prem.; Thames Iron Works Company, 3 Q prem ; Financial Corporation, 2.1 31 prem.; Luperial Financial, 6 4 prem. ; International Land, 21, a prom ; Lemberg and Czernowitz Rail way Company, 1 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consuls 91i Ditto Account, April S 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent 89 ,1 i 'lew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.. A.,Anuities, 30 yrs, .expire oth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 20/ Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 7 3 die Ditto .Ixsoo Ditto £lOO and £200 dank England Stk, 41 per Ct. Ditto Account — INDILN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. n lia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lB 20 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 99 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Cent Ditto 6 per Cent,, Jan. 1872 .. 1031 D, il o Bond s ELIA c 4 3 dis Ditto under £l,000 .. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Aastrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852.58-60 Ditto 1863 BBl i Egyptian 7 per Cent.. lOOl f Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, es-Coupons — Ditto Account 25 4t i Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account — Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto 41 pei Cent. ,___. _. _ — Ditto 3per Cent. (Crribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account PoAugueso 3 per Cent.. 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 'GO, 62,'3 Ditto - Account Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid Rassian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9l Ditto 41 per Cent.. 1850 .. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account , Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive . ffitto Account 3 5 3 /4 Spnish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account l3l Swedish, 4 per Cent. — Curkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account 94 31 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 69k Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 711 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 72 i Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 1} per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond •r A.ustrian, 5 per Cent . Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4± per Cent:, Ex. 25f Dutch 23 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gruil. . Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 4± per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Account Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 67 61 - _ Ditto Account Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4A per Ct. Ex. 4s. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money .. 912 a Ditto April Account .. Ditto May Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day. Market dull. No change. Sales about 6,000 bales. Imports, 1,017. Previously, 52,574. SPORTING NOTES. The Great Metropolitan Stakes (run to morrow) will depend a good deal on the result of the City and Suburban. Should Lord Zetland win the latter it would completely extinguish his chance, as, with his penalty, he would have to carry nearly 7st., a feat never before accomplished by any three year-old—the highest weighted three-year-old who ever won this race being Virago, in 1854, who carried Get., including the penalty of 51b. extra for winning the City and Suburban, King Charm ing and Joco are both certain starters, Summer side, if any demonstration be made in her favour, will be difficult to dispose of. My impression is, that if Lord Zetland is unsuccessful in the City and Suburban, the judge will place — LORD ZETLAND KING CHARMING .. JOCO A FRESH MAN. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, April 7.—Wind this day at noon—East ; ight breeze and fine weather. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning, Arrived, April 6—Proven, from Aalborg ; Emma, from Helsingborg. Arrived, April 7—Ranha, from Cambriosham ; Fanno Johanna, from Falkborg; Astrea, from Dram; Dione, from Jamaica; HAibet, from Randers; Dana, from Jisfe ; Ranger, from Bordeaux, DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—China, gumb )It, from China for the River; Fanna, from London for Miramichi ; Abbey Criag, from London for Quebec; Pera, screw steamer, from Southamp ton for London. AUSTRALIA, LIVERPOOL, April 6, The screw steamship Great Britain, Gray, com mander, arrived here this mcrning from Melbourne with dates to the 27th Of January, 424 passengers, and 63,000 ounces of gold dust on freight. The third session of the third Parliament of Victoria was opened on the 26th of January, and the Chief Secretary laid on the table of the Assembly the despatch of the Duke of Newcastle stating that there was no intention of sending convicts to any part of Australia, excepting only that colony situate at a great distance from all the others to which convicts have already been sent for several years past. The Post-office revenue was said to be deficient for the year of £35,000, and it was stated the reduc tion of the postal rate to 2d would occasion a further loss of £26,000, and that to frank newspapers to Great Britain would cost the colony £12,000 per annum. At Adelaide orders had been received to stop any further enrolment of Volunteers for New Zealand. 40 men had previously enlisted. _ _ The biddings for Choice lots of wool were brisk at the auction sales on the 26th, but for interior sorts there was very little competition. The following is a list of the projected departure of vessels for London and Liverpool : For London —The Dover Castle, Feb, 3; the Lincolnshire, Feb. 15 ; the Red Rover, Feb. 7; the Benarss, Feb. 15 ; the Chrysolite, Feb. 15 ; the Glendowc . , Feb. 20 ; the Lady Ann, Feb. 20 ; the Kent, Feb. 29 ; the Kosciusco, early in February ; rho Australian and the Westminster early. For Liverpool—The Royal Standard, March 10. CONSTITUTIONAL TIUNQUILLITY AT NAPLES. — There was a demonsTratiJn at Naples on the patro• nymie fete day of Garibaldi, the 20th of March. Vast crowds assembled and roare d o n t, " Lumi ! Lumi ! ' (Light up I) and the order was obliged to be obeyed. Cries of " Rome " T Venice " Vivc King Garibaldi !" rather al a rm e d the authorities, but the demonstration spent itself harmlessly, albeit significantly. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1864. BEARE INARKSTS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOPA.S. Closing Business Lars; Railways. Paid. Closing Price. done. 3.14. 1 Bir., Vol., and Str. Val. 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.k.;o st Bristol and Exeter et Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon D Co o r . n ß wa t ll i II 6p c.. 1) an. has (A gets no div 10 Do A 2 10 0 been paid to B. 50 ,Dublin Belfast June. 25 $ $ Si 9 83 €5 118 119 6J 7 Dun.,Perthot Ab. Junc. :t I Edinburgh & Glasgow. t Glaeg. and S. Western. :t Great Eastern, Ord. stk t I Ditto A stock et I Ditto East &nglian st st IGreatNorthot Scotland st Great Northern st Do A stock it Do U do st ; Gt. S. am! W. of Irelan, et ;Great Western . st Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire Yorkshirc at London and Blackwall st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover at I.on. & Nor' h Western at Lon. & So'.th Western at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 10 Maryport and Carlisle., 124 Dot shares.. et Metropolitan al Midland Do New at Do Birming. & Derby SO ‘iitL Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 4 shares 26 Mid Kert 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee at Nth. Eastern—Berwic; 25 Do, G.N.E. purehas, at Do Leeds at Do York at Do Carlisle st North London 10 Do New P. 16.4 North Staffordshire . • lo N. and S. W. Junction. at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stoch at Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Weichpoo, at Shropshire Union at South Devon South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 taines, Wok., and Wo k. 25 Stockton 41; Darlington 25 Do ' • • • DoNew, 186& at T ...... LO Do B 10 Do C k) Ulster Do .10 Do it Vale of Neath ,t Victoria sta. and Pim 3t Waterford dz Kilkenny it West Cornwall it W. Hartlepool Har.&R it West Midland -Oxford yt Do Newport 3t Do Hereford 35 37 16 17 90 92 101 106 97 474 6 7i 1281 124 1311 134 130 132 91 93 64i 65 109} 109! 67 t 9 1031 104 44 C) 109 i 110 97e 98e 51 t 5 - - 11l 116i1 128} 1281, Vf3 100 52 63 25 t 6 101 i 102 d 56 67 886 89 128 131 14 24 p 78 79 1( 114 121 123 11 43 98 100 53 64 83 85 00i 91 99 101 Si 9i 37 38 91 10 o 8 84 pl 163 168 5 7 t 3 4 p - -p 91 96 109 i i 110 9i 98 3 8 541 51 1174 4 f 1281 101 1 1 789 8 901 i i BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing '4hare 100 Itlanticlt St Lawrenut all 63 12 60 st Bom.,Baroda,t.Cent 100 1021 tO3 1031 Gu. 5 per cent... 20 D 3. New 20 Do. E. Shares 401 Buffalo and Lase Huron all 51 6 i 0 Do. Preference all 71 81 Ifullalo,Brant,&Godriell p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1672 0(; Do. do. July 1, P. 7 c 0 (00 30. do. Julie 1, 10 , 100 et Cleutta.&S.Eo.6tii. ,l . 0 100 101 103 st CapeTowu Dock Sort, 100 99 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. t 100 1041 1051 ateck East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 104} 101/ 1041 ; 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 1 1 p 20 Do. do. II do. stook Grand trunk of Canada 10, 19} 201 100 Do. Ist Prel. Bonds all 75 27 751 100 Do. ao. deferred....... all 60 43 100 Do. 2d Prel. Bonds all 66 68 1 00 Do. do. deferred all 51 53 1 00 Do. 3d P ef. stock all 49 51 100 Do. do. deferred all 40 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 26 28 261 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 15 stock Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c 100 103 104 104 110 Do. New gua. sp. e l2 11 / Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 soi Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 10 1 201 Do. New It; 101 10} a 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 94 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 81 83 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 In stock Madras guar., sp. 0. took 00.41 p. a. Extension 100 97 99 stock De. is 100 92 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. Ap. 0. Bride. 100 50 3lelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 53 100 Do. 7p. o. Mortg. Bds. all N ew Br unswiek /sCanda Class Aanl B. N.lll.C'da6 pc Ist bds 100 82 14 ste, k Soinde .......... (100 104 105 stock Do. Delhi.. 100 1014 1020 to Do. do r, 2 p i s Do. Punjaub ca . all 1021 10:i1 Do. Do. .......° el , 100 stook Do. ltuius.St. Flo.) XlOO 97 99 'OLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ii.(llo , r. 6 p.o.J a &Jul) - 1877-St • lOO 101 103 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 100 102 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 100 102 102 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July 10C 89 01 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 Cape G.Hope, 5 p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 189 L 100 111 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 109 111 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 108 110 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. a.&July 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p D., 180( 100 991 1001 Du. sp. c.,18t1 to 121 100 99 10:► Do. d0.,1888 aupwdi, 100 99 100 901 1 New Zealand 6 p cent 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6p. 0 100 S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 109 111 Vto.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - IDo. to 6 D.O. An.&Oct.. lOO 1081_1 0 8t 10 4 1I I BRITISH MINES. k3anibrian Consol. Gold l i;lifford Amalgamated Devon G. Conn. (Taoist ) East Bassett (Illogan)• • East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... East Cam Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.aSt.Autan(Gwen G rat South Tolgus IG. Wheal Vor (Heston IGrenville El erz...cr s - Foot ingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Goy Lelant Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) New Setun North Downs N. ilasset(lllo2;an North Wheal Crotty t'ar Consols (St. Blaze), crovidenee (Uny Lelnt.) South Caradon(St.Cleer 3. Cam Brea (11log,an) ' , LW heal Fran. (Illogan , !Stray Park raniar Silv.ez, Lead Tin Cron West Basset (Illovtn) W C' radon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheel Basset (Mogan) Buller(Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelrint) WhealLud,ott -•••• • Wheal Mar yAnn (Men.) Wheal Beton ViY heal Treiawney (Lis ) Wheal Union • i id 36 37 550 660 57i 720 311 31 7 7i 4i 4t 10 11 3 3b 34 36 8i 9 35 37 4 4i 19 21 6i 61 G 83 95 1i 2 2 2i 41 5} 2i; 1y 21 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.6.7 li 41 43 440 i6O 2.0.6 3.5.' 8 68} 7 3.17 JOINT-STOCK BANKS, &gra and United Service (lim.), 130 Alliance inn.). 544 5} Anglo Austrian, 76 Anglo-Italian, limited, 611 Australasia, Court, PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO GEN. GARIBALDI. MEETING OF COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL, THIS DAY. The meeting of the Court of Common Council was held to-day, and in consequence of the motion of Mr. Richard son, viz., the presentation of the Freedom of the City of Loudon to General Garibaldi, there was a very full attend ance of members. The LORD MAYOR having taken the chair, and the pre. liminary business having been transacted, the following motion was brought forward : it Th e preAentatim of the honorary freedom of the City of London to General Garibaldi." Mr. RICHARDSON having referred to the arrival of General Garibaldi in London, prccetded to say that he thought it presented a fitting occasion for the citizens of London to mark their appreciation of General Garibaldi by presenting to him the honorary freedom of the City of London. He felt certain that the extent of the honour intended would be rightly estimated by General Garibaldi, a noble disinterested man who had given freedom to thousands. He concluded by moving :—" That the honorary freedom of the City of London be presented to General Garibaldi on his arrival in the metropolis." Alderman ABBISS, in a highly eulogistic speech, se conded the proposition. Mr. NORRIS, after some discussion, withdrew the amendment for " the previous question," and having ma, e some remarks relative to the matter, concluded by moving that an address of congratulation from the city of London be presented instead of the honorary freedom. Mr. RAT supported the amendment. He said it was not competent for the court to present the honorary freedom of the City of London to General Garibaldi, because he, as an alien, could not receive it. Mr. Deputy ELLIOT supported the original question. A great outcry had been got up against General Garibaldi because it had been said be had asked England for a million muskets, but he defied any one to prove that such an asser tion ever passed from the mouth of General Garibaldi. (Hear, hear.) It was a foul libel, and only the enemies of one who was the foremost man in the world, believed for one moment the base insinuation. (Hear, hear.) After a somewhat animated discussion, , The COMMON SERGEANT put the question, when the ori ginal motion was agreed to almost unanimously. The 26th standing order of the Court having been sus- pended, Mr. RICHARDSON arose, amidst loudcheers, to move that the freedom of the city, which the Court had just decided to present to General Garibaldi, be enclosed in a gold box value 100 guineas. (Cheers,) He remarked that whilst the citizens of London, by such a proceeding, would only be doing that which was right and prover, they would at the same time be honouring one of the greatest, bravest, and disinterested men of the people. (Cheers.) Alderman MECHI said he had great pleasure in seconding the motion. (Cheers.) After a few remarks from several other members of the The COMMON SERGEANT submitted the motion to the Court, when it was agreed to, amidst loud cheering. The Court then proceeded with the other business on the paper, which occasioned little or no interest, as nearly one-half the members of the Court quitted the chamber on the conclusion of the motion of Mr. Richardson. MARKETS—This Day, MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 40s 2d; barley, 31s Od ; oats, 19s 2d; rye, 28s sd; beans, 32s 6d; and peas, 32s Ild. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s Id ; barley, 31s 4d ; oats, 19s 4d ; rye, 39s lld ; beans, 32s 10d ; peas, 32s I Id. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 88,642; barley, 37,791; oats, 11,616; rye, 2; beans, 4,665; peas, 734 quarters. LAW INTELLIGENCE,—(Thik Day.) LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.) BRANDON V. RICKHARD.-THE NEW THEATRE COMPANY (LIMITED).-SINGULAR ACTION. This was an action to recover for work and labour done, plaintiffs being a firm of attorneys, and defendant a stock broker. Mr. Henry James (instructed by Mr. Tee, of Old Jury) appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Sergeant Atkinson (specially retained) ; and Mr. Kemp representing de fendant. Mr. James, in opening the case to the jury, said that the present action arose out of the recent formation of a com pany known as the New Theatre Company. There was no doubt that this company created a great deal of excitement in certain circles, and some speculation ensued. The de fendant was broker to the company, and acting upon his instructions the plaintiff had performed certain work. The defendant had attacked the directors of the company in the Court of Chancery, and he asked the plaintiffs to mike out the bill of costs tl another person, so that it might not be known he was not the person actively moving in the matter. The bill, however, had been duly forwarded to the defen dant, who returned no answer to demands for the money, and who made no objection to the bill of costs. Eventually the defendant promised to send a cheque, but he had not done so, and he (kir. Jones) confidently waited the result of this inquiry. Mr Brandon said—l am the plaintiff, and am an attorney of the Strand. In the first instance I was consulted by Mr. Noah, who is in partnership with my brother. That was in June last. I was consulted about 200 shares which Mr. Noah had. There was no certificates issued, no settling day was named, and the broker could not obtain his cemmission. Defendant was broker to the Naw Theatre Company, and on June 9th I met him in Abchurch lane. Defendant was of opinion that criminal proceedings should be taken against the directors, but I was opposed to such steps, as the directors would immediately take steps to wind up the company. I took proceedings in Chancery, and defendant said "As to the expenses I wish there to be no misunderstanding ; Noah will pay you his half and I will pay you mine." I agreed to this. Defendant particularly directed me to keep his name in the background, because as he was broker to the company it would not do for him to figure against the directors. I prepared by order of the defendant, a letter for the signatures of the shareholders. Only one signed it, On the 27th June defendant intro• duced a gentleman as a purchaser of shares, and wished me to explain what I was doing. I filed a bill in equity, and succeeded in getting the certificates from the directors. The certificates were handed to me, and I sent them away to the alleged purchaser, who was not at his office. Some con versation ensued, and then Mr. Noah had agreed to forego the premium upon the shares upon condition that defen dent should pay the plaintiff's bill of costs. Defendant offered me £52 10s., but I declined, and he then asked me to send in a bill to Noah and not mention his name, as he wished to keep in the background. The bill was duly made out, and application made for the amount. After many such demands I met the defendant in Change-alley, in August last, wbo then apologised for not sending the cheque, but promised to do before I could get back to my office. I never received the money. Messrs. Noah and Brandon stopped payment recently, and I now owe de fendant for his moiety of the bill, £69 108. I have never had one sixpence, even for costs, out of pocket. Cross•examined—Noah's partner was my brother, and I had done law business for the firm. A bill of costs which I had direct against defendant was paid up after the threat to take proceedings. Defendant was to receive £3OO from the promoters of the company. 'We never take a written retainer, at least, not once in fifty times. Mr. Rickards had acted as our broker for thirteen or fourteen years. He had a great interest in this matter, and was to get his corn • mission on the shares, When defendant wished the bill to be made out to Noah, I advised the gentleman to have a written undertaking, because I did not like the shifting. Defendant's present attorney called upon me about the business and I gave him information. Mr. Boucicault's bankruptcy considerably complicated matters. Defendant told me that he would pay his moiety of any charges in Change-alley. Plaintiff was re-examined upon the items in the bill of costs. When defendant presented the cheque he had never been applied to in reference to his own account for direct business. The charges were made out from a diary. Messrs. Valiance (defendant's attorneys) did nothing, but I communicated with them at defendant's request. When ever defendant met plaintiff they conferred together as to the steps to be taken. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's evidence Mr, Jonathan Brandon was called to prove the retainer. The case is expected to last a considerable time. THAMES. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Catherine Holmes, a woman of the town, and John Morgan, a young man, wore charged with highway robbery. Henry Wyatt said—l live at No. 6, U pper Baker-street, Stepney, and am a carpenter. Last night I was walking through Whitechapel, a little after 11 o'clock. The female prisoner, and two other women, came up to me, and said " What are you going to treat us with." I said nothing ; I am going home. I went into the Black Lion public• house to light my pipe, and had a pint of beer. The female prisoner came in just after me, and I asked her to drink the remainder of it after. I had drunk a portion. I walked out of the public .house and she followed me out and took my arm at the end of Turner-street, near the back of the London Hospital. She spoke to two other woman, and directly afterwards turned round to me and made a snatch at my watch. She succeeded in taking _ _ it from my waistcoat pocket. I saw her and felt her da it. I laid hold of her and stuck to her. The prosecutor was asked to explain what he meant by sticking to her. He said—l mean that I kept my eye upon her. She made a great effort to get away, and threw her shawl and bonnet on the pavement. While I was struggling with her the male prisoner came from the other side of the road, and said "What are you going to do with that woman ?" and tried to kick me, but he did not succeed. I then called " Police 1" and the police came directly, and I gave the female prisoner in charge, and held Morgan until another constable arrived, and he was secured. John M‘Kay, a police constable, 414 K, said he heard the prosecutor calling for the police, and saw him struggling with the woman who accused him of taking liberties with her. The male prisoner was sanding on one side, and was about to move away. He took him into custody. He did not know Morgan, but he knew the woman Holmes, who was a prostitute living in Shadwell. There were half a dozen women of the same class about her when he came up. The back of the London Hospital was a secluded place, where many robberies had been committed. The prosecutor was recalled, and said, "My watch was fastened to a silver chain round my neck. It has been broken from the swivel." The prisoners were remanded for a week. SPANISH CREDIT, La Libertad, Madrid newspaper, of the 27th ol March, in some remarks on Spanish Credit in Europe, states as follows : Some newspapers have complained of our saying that the name of Spain is in the Stock-Exchange of London posted between the insolvent countries on a board, and they add that Government has answered to this reproach in paying to England a claim put forward during the Morocco war. We shall never boast of having paid such or such debts in such occasion. To pay to those who demand what is due to them is one of the most simple and common acts of human life and of nations. England pressed us in a difficult moment and in accordance a ith her tendency, and vi e paid her without delay. As we have had no merit in paying, it will be infinitely more decorous, and we shall exercise more patriotism, in saying nothing about it. We have also paid the French Government, and the country has never murmured, and has never boasted of having paid, though this debt was the fruits of the slavery of 1823. From all this a great truth comes out against our Government — it is that we have paid the Governments who have other means to expose us than placing us among the insolvents,and we have not paid our home and foreign creditors,who do not possess coercive powers. Shall we conceal from the country generous, and loyal, the shameful situation in which she is in all the markets of Europe ? Shall we not put before her the follies of the Government, their inactivity, or their in• difference? All the markets of Europe are absolutely closed to Spanish credit, to Spain at a time when she pays her other d e bts with the greatest punctuality, and when she makes especial efforts for her mawhichterial credit. The Paris market opened her coffers and has i s e qually closed. Paris, given us 1,200,000,000 f. which came to vivify our country. How, then, is it only a question of the board of the London Stock Exohange ? Are our Governments right against the whole world, or is the world right against our Governments, which, as guardians of the interests of the country, have prevented its development? Let them grapple promptly with the question. Let them name a commission com posed of influential men of all parties, who will hear the complaints we receive from the English, the Dutch, the Germans, the French, and the Spaniards. Let them settle what ought to be settled, and, instead of bragging and re sisting single individuals, who have not the means to de fend their injured interests, put a stop for ever to these in terminable reclamations. We shall always know how to make an honourable distinction between the country and her bad Government. The country, without sharing in any part the weight of the mistakes of the Government, is suffering for it. It will be always useful to protest, in order to bring her out of a position which degrades us in the face of Europe. The best way to fulful our mission is to tell to the country the truth, and to say to the Government, " Rise to the noble instincts of the nation ; take care of its reputa tion, and, without delay, and with every means, show to the world that you don't deserve to be reproached. LIVERPOOL RIVER POLICE.—At a meeting of the Liverpool Town•C'ouncil yesterday it was agreed to sanction the appointment of an organised river police, with a view to suppress the crimping system on the Mersey. The town clerk was also authorised to employ assistance in the pre paation of a draught of a bill for consolidating and amend ing the Municipal Corporation Acts. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although only a limited supply of home-fed beasts was on offer in to day's market, the demand for all breeds was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. The best Scots sold at 4s 10d per Blbs. With sheep we were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied. The mutton trade was in a most inactive stat-, and, in some instances, the quotations gave way 2d per 81bs. The general top figure for clipped sheep was 4s 8d per 81bs. Lambs—the supply of which was moderate —met a slow sale, at from 6s 4d to 7s 4d per Blbs. We have to report a dull inquiry for calves, on former terms. In pigs and mulch cows, very little was doing, at late rates. Per Blbs.to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, dc.c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 4 Second quality do. 4 8 5 2 Lambs....t Suckling calves, 17s to 24s 20s to 26s each. s. d. s. d. Primecrs••wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme. S' thdown d 0.5 10 6 0 Largo orse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 42 4 6 is 4d to 78 4d. ; and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ......... 920 Cows .............. 130 Sh e ep and lambs.... 5,480 Calves ......... 80 Pig 5............... 260 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . 550 Sheep and lambs .... 929 Calves .4• • • 4 190 Pigs ....•• MEAT MARKETS. -.NEWGATE AND LDADENRALL.—Thesemarkets are fairly supplied with meat, and the demand is somewhat heavy, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 48 4d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 10d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 2d to 48 8d per 81b8 by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April G.—Our market to-day was fairly sup plied with stock, yet the trade was inactive, at barely last week's prices:—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 6s Od ;lamb, ,Gs Aprild to 7 6.1 2 p d ; veal, 4 s 4d to 5s Od; and pork, 3s Gd to 4 s 6d p er Sibs, to sink th e o ff a l. Roist aD me stock sold steadily at full ro 4 quotations. Otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state on rather lower terms. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s Gd to 76 2d ; veal, 48 6d to 5s 2d ; an d pork, 3s 6 d to 43 6d per sibs ; suckling calves, 16s to 20s; quarter-old store pigs, 208 to 265; and milch cows, £l4 10a to £lB each. HAY MARK2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Mead°W hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od; clover, A moderate supply. CUMBERLA.ND .-- )£l2sto £1 lOs per load. £4 Os to .£ 5 lOs Od; ittienad:otwrahwa £4 Os to £5 10e. Od ; and straw, 41 4s to El. 10s per load. y, £3 Os to £4.103 Od ; clover, Trade inactive. WIIITECFIAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 103 ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s0d ; and straw , £1 2a to £1 lOs per load, Slow trade. The Wreck of the Golden Age, Yesterday the official inquiry instituted by direction o the Board of Trade into the Circumstances attending the wreck of the Golden Age concluded at the Greenwich Police Court, before Mr. Traill, magistrate, and Captains Harris and Domett, nautical assessors. There was no additional evidence taken, except a written statement made by Capt. Pack, and which was a mere repetition of the fasts already reported. Mr. Traill having cit ed decision s in several cases showing pilot was on board, was dictory statements mademanagement of the ship. responsible that 0, t p h t e master,arfre i for the t reviewedheproper then co tr a by the various witnesses, and said that in his opinion the ship's chain had broken olose to the anchor, otherwise it would have been impossible for the vessel to have dragged her 11 miles without its bein g felt by tho se on board. Taking it to be the fact that th e shi p was p ro perly anchored, and y ta r u a g sp h o t n h s i i m bil , it t y ha r t es t t h ed e of the ship, resent case, by reason k ea n p o t w ai i n n g w , e a s s h h e i l s d n re a s u p t e i c h a e l ihle experience fe rthe management The deep sea ou h fp e to t hh h e o t u phi g el h olm : ha t hsatavetirnmogfo been e eheen t s h sh a .et nipz seized o dn r dit with la h r p a fit, , r lead ought to have been ordered to be u se d , f or although the hand lead was said by the pilot to be ord ere d to b e used, i t five of 1 hour and was not used after 10 p. m. Preceding the morni ng o f th e wreck, and, if used, would have been useless with the ship in 17 fathoms and on a dark night. .The watch es se t, an d termed a minutes'perfect " anchor misn o watches,"durationere;and h ae h thereduring o come beingthe night, be beli eve d t o t 0 no other con c l us i on than that the wreck of the vessel was attributable t o th e de fault of the matter in not supplying the omission made by the pilot, and ordering the deep sea lead to be used during the watches so set. So far as the present inquiry was mu . cerned, the master alone was responsible to the B oar d o f Trade, the pilot's condu ct being left to the d ec i s i on o f t h e Trinity House authoritie s. Captain Domett having expressed his concurr ence i n this opinion, The magistrate and nautical assessors retired for a short time, and on returning into court, Mr. Traill said the case was a very bad one, and they had decided upon suspending Capt. Pack's certificate for 12 months. THE CENTRAL ARGENTINE RAILWAY.—The ad rices from Buenos Ayres, by the English packet just arrived are, as usual, very satisfactory, peace now prevailing throughout every portion of the Argentine Republic. The inaugural ceremony of turning the first sod of the Great Southern Railway was to take place the first week in March, and preparations were being made to render it worthy of the greatness of the enterprise. All the land to the South of Buenos Ayres is rapidly improving and rising in valua, on account of the prospect and advantage which this great railway from Buenos Ayres to Chß.scomus holds out. The people were anxiously lookingt ` 'ward to the formation of a company in England for carry g cut the vory important line from Cordova to Rosario, 50 55 32 34 18.15.91 30.17.6 ;8 19 10 11 20 22 215 '425 87& 92i 35 40 26 3 136 146 190 200 2: 24 2} 2! Ditto, new, 48 Bank of Egypt, 29. Bank of London, 171 70 Bank of .tago, lira., 41 1 Brazili in and Portuguese, lint., 9} 8} British and Californian, Um., 7} 1 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 121 I Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 43 1 Ditto, new, issued at 10 pm , 301 1 Chartered 4er. of India, London, and China, 72 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11} 1 Continental, Rm., 151 East London, lim., 8 Ditto, new, 71 8} English and Irish (lim.), 171 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22 European Bank, lirn., 12 11 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 361 51 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 18 / Imperial Bank (lim.), 431 11 Ditto, new, 27 Imperial Ottoman, 191 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., London Bank of Scotland, lim., 19 London and Brazilian (Rm.), 61 60} London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 531 3 London and Colonial (Rm.), 151 } London and County, 64 3 London Joint Stock, 446 4 5 London 4nd Northern (1.1 m.), 211 411 London and South American, Em., 91 London and South-Western (Rm.), 23) - 1 London and Westminster, 91 4 Merchant Bank, Jim., 18} V/ Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 17 16/ 3letrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 30 Mexican. lim., 7 6) New Zealand Bank, 15 Oriental Banx Corporation, 661 Scinde, Puujaub, aud Delhi, lim„ 121 Ditto, new, Union of Australia, Dit'o, new, 321 Union of Ireland (lim.), 201 Union of London, 49 } MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, limited, 51 British Indian Tea, lint., 51 Company of African Merchants, lim., 2 Consolidated Discount, lim., 81 Credit Fonder, 1 1 12} Crystal I'alace, -- Ditto, pref., 115 Discount Corporation, limited, 111 Egyptian Commercial aud;Tradiug, Rm., 5} 1 Electric Telegraph, 99 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, Jim., 1041 Indian Carrying (Um), 1} Hudson's Bay, 1s; 19 International Financial Society, 121 11/ Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 86i Joint • stock Discount, Rm., 71 Land Securities, lim., 5 London toinancial Association, lim., 27 61 London Gent rat Omnibus Company, 21 Londa Provincial Marine,74 Natal Land and Colonization Company, lim., 6 National Discount Comp any, lim., 14i Oriental Inland Steam, lim , 31 GENERAL GARIBALDI, The departure of General Garibaldi from the Isle of Wight is now postponed from Saturday until Monday, on which day he will arrive in London at the Nine Elms Sta tion, by the train due there at 20 minutes past 2 o'clock. The General continues to receive visitors at Brook House, the residence of his entertainer, Mr. Seely, M.P., and has up to the present time been very little out of doors, in con sequence of the unfavourable state of the weather. His sons, Menotti and Riceotti, accompanied by Signor Basso, have paid a second visit to Southampton, for the purpose of viewing the town more at their leisure. They were expected to return yesterday afternoon to Brook. It is understood that the Southampton civic body has judiciously decided not to put any pressure on Garibaldi in respect of the banquet proposed to be given is that town. The Gene ral will be invited on the condition that his acceptance will not inconvenience him, or seriously interfere with his plans. When Mr. and Mrs. Tennyson came to Brook, Mrs, Seely asked the General whether he would go down and meet them, or receive the visit in his room. He elected in favour of the last named course, as he moves with evident pain and difficulty. At dinner on Monday, when the ladies rose, the General offered Mrs. Seely his arm, as he led her from the drawing room. It was explained to him that in England gentlemen usually remained at table fora short time, but he might do as he pleased. "Then I please to go," said Garibaldi, and he went. His usual hour of retir ing to rest is 9 o'clock, and he did net depart from this custom on the first occasion of his meeting company at Brook House. He was, in fact, more in need of repose on that day than on any other. Yesterday, Mr. J. T. Norris, one of the representatives in the Court of Common Council for the Ward of Alders gate, gave notice to the Lord Mayor that, when Mr. Richardson proposes the motion which stands on the paper, viz., " That the honorary freedom of the City be presented to General Garibaldi on the occasion of his visit to this country, as a slight tribute of respect to the most generous, best, and most disinterested of patriots, he should move as an amendment, " the previous question." A large meeting of German residents in this country was held on Tuesday, in the,A.ssembly-rooms, Finsbury-square, for the purpose of deciding upon the steps to be taken to welcome Garibaldi to England in the name of the German community of London. Some introductory remarks having been made by Dr. Ernst Juch, Herr Karl Blind was called to the chair. He opened the meeting in a speech of some length, commenting on the gratitude which every friend of freedom owed to Garibaldi, no matter what his nationality; of the General's popularity in this country ; and of the de sirability of all uniting to accord him a hearty welcome. Germans, the speaker said, were peculiarly bound to show their appreciation of those who had the welfare of nations and peoples at heart. As they sympathised with the Schleswig-Holsteiners under the foreign rule of Denmark, so they sympathised with the Venetians crushed under the yoke of the German Hapsburgs. These remarks were re ceived with loud cheers; and Herr Blind then proposed an address to Garibaldi. A committee having been appointed an address was agreed to, and Herr Karl Blind was elected representative for the occasion of the London Germans, and directed to put himself into communication with the Lon don Garibaldi Committee. At a meeting of the Birmingham Town Council on Tues day, the Mayor, Mr. W. Holliday, moved—" That this council, desirous of expressing its high admiration of the noble character of General Garibaldi, and of his unselfish de • votion to the cause of liberty, resolve to invite the General to visit Birmingham during his stay in England ; and that the mayor be requested to convey the invitation to General Garibaldi in the name of the council." Alderman Ryland was glad to have the privilege and pleasure of seconding the resolution, which he felt sure would express the uni versal sentiment of the town. He thought there was not a man in the town, be he Tory or be he Radical, who would not rejoice in doing honour to the great and good Gari baldi, whose exalted virtues, noble patriotism, and unselfish heroism had won for him the love and admiration of all. The Mayor then proposed—" That the general purposes committee be instructed to make the necessary arrange ments for the proper reception of General Garibaldi, and that for such purpose they be authorised to associate them selves with gentlemen not in the town council." Alder man Hawkes seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. GARIBALDI'S VISIT TO LONDON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Allow us to inform the public through your columns that Garibaldi's arrival is positively fixed for Monday next, at Nine Elms station, at 2.20 p.m.—We are, sir, yours respectfully, JOHN RICHARDSON, Hon. JOHN R. TAYLOR, Sees, London Tavern, April 6. IECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE---This Day, EPSOM RACES.-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CITY AND SUBURBAN. Merry Hart I Bradanaante Lord Burleigh • Twenty•five ran. TRIAL STAKES. Gemma 1 Vivid Golden Dust Twelve ran. HE ATHCOTE PLATE Trumps .... Virginia Tailor Nine ran. IKPERIAL PARLIAMENT .------ HOUSE Or COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEASER took the chair at a quarter past 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. . Colonel Strong took the oaths and his seat for the county of Armagh, in the room of Mr. Maxwell Close. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Caledonian Railway (Bredisholm and Tennochaido Branch), and North Eastern Railway ('licklefield Branch) bills were read a third time and passed. M ETR OP L (TAN RAILWAY. Mr. FOSTER moved that the order for the second read ing of the Metropolitan Districts Railway (No. 2) be read and discharged; that the bill be referred to the examiners of petitioners for private bills, and that the examiners have leave to sit and proceed forthwith. The motion was agreed to. COPYRIGHT BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. BLACK said he begged leave to withdraw the bill in order that he might substitute another better calculated to effect the object he had in view. The bill was then by leave withdrawn, and The HoN. MEMBER then brought iu a bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to copyright, which was lead a first time. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. The following is the official programme of the ' proceedings on the arrival of Garibaldi in London on Monday next, adopted by the various committees last evening : General Garibaldi, who will arrive at the Nine Elms station of the South-Western Railway at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon of Monday, April 11, will be there received by the City, Italian, and Working Men's Com mittees, and conducted to a platform prepared for the occasion. He will then be presented with addresses by deputations from the three committees, Cter which he will enter a carriage provided for the occasion by his Grace the Duke of Sutherland. In the meantime the procession will to formed in the Wandsworth-road, and will march past the carriage containing the general, which, with the other carriages containing his friends and the members of the committees, will then fall into the rear. The procession will then take the following route :—From Wandsworth road into Miles-street, through Bond-street into New Bridge-street, and thence along Upper Kennington-lane, Kennington-road, Westminster -bridge-road, Westminster bridge, Parliament - street, Charing-cross, and Pall-mall, to Stafford House, arriving at which Garibaldi will then alight, and be received by the Duke of Sutherland. The procession will then pass by the east side of Stafford House into St. James's-park, where it will break up. All organised bowies taking part in the procession will be expected to be on the ground by hal.- past two o'clock at the latest, and will be marshalled into place by properly appointed persons in the order of their arrival. On the arrival of the train containing the general the band stationed on the platform will play the Garibaldi Hymn. Admission to the station and platform can be obtained only by tickets. Two tickets will be issued, on applica tion, to any subscriber to the Demonstration and Testimo nial Fund of one guinea up to Friday night inclusive, and after that date up to Monday morning, twelve o'clock, ono ticket only to every subscriber of one guinea. A certain number of tickets will be reserved for the members of the committees. Tickets may be obtained of the secretaries of the City Committee, at the London Tavern, or at 30, Bishopsgate-street; or of the Secretary of the Working Men's Committee, at the office of the Beehive newspaper, 10, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, By order of the committees. JOHN RICHARDSON, JOHN ROBERT TAILOR, Hon. Secretaries of City Committee. ROBERT HARTWELL. Hon. Secretary of Working Men'a Committee April 6. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone entertained the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, Count Strzlecki, Baron Meyer de Rothschild, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, the Attorney-General and Lady Laura Palmer, Hon. Henry Brand, M.P., and Mrs. Brand, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Hon. Lucy Lyttelton, Mr. Stansfeld, &c., .at dinner last evening, at their residence, on Carlton-house terrace. Mrs. Gladstone subsequently had an assembly. Mr. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., Under Secre tary of State for the Colonies, has been appointed a mem ber of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. A PRETTY OBVIOUS SEQUITUR.—The contu macial condemnation of Mazzini by the French tribunals is considered at Vienna to be a blow directed against the English Government. Indeed the thing looks now ex tremely piquant. By the French law Mazzini is now a convicted criminal, from which fact no other logical: de duction can be drawn but that the greater admirer of the convicted culprit, My. Stansfeld, must needs share in this conviction ; and as Lord Palmerston has taken this friend of Mazzini under his protecting wing, Idefy any body to prove the contrary to this clear and logical sequence.— Austrian Correspondent of a Morning Contemporary. SO VERY LIKELY !—The resignation of Mr. Stans feld, says the Parisian correspondent of one of our morning contemporaries, has been a prominent topic of con versation to-day, and the general impression seems to be that the hon. member's withdrawal in extremis will not con tribute to avert the fate which hangs over the Cabinet. The btansfeld-Mazzini business was but a small item in a large account, the last feather which turned the scale against the overladen Ministerial camel. It is not thought likela that the Cabinet will be ab le to weather the " Conference," and that their singular proposal to dispense with a basis and an armistice will compel them to fight without a"leg to stand on. Indeed, a report was current this afternoon that, in a fit of extraordinary consciousness of what awaits them, her Majesty's advisers had anticipated popular justice and the verdict of Parliament by spontaneously resigning ; and although the report was not confirmed, yet it obtained a degree of currency sufficient to show how thoroughly the public are fully prepared for a change in the occupants of the Treasury bench. Mg. SOTHERN'S GARRICK will not, as supposed, be an assumption of tragedy and comedy, in imita tion of the great actor, but will represent an episode in the life of Garrick, namely, that in which the actor consented to disenchant a young lady who had fallen in love with him by appearing before her as a dissipated, drunken fellow, and contraatiug the true with the ideal portrait she had conceived of the man of genius. THE BOMBARDMENT OF SONDERBURG. Mr. DILLWYN gave notice that to-morrow he would ask her Majesty's Government whether they had received. any reliable information as to the bombardment of Sonder burg by the Prussians, without previous intimation to the inhabitants, and whether the Government had by repre sentation to the Prussian Government urged upon them the necessity of carrying on war in accordance with the usages of civilised nations. CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS (RE-CONI. MITTEE, BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved that the words " per son or persons" be left out of the clause. The object of the amendment was to confine the opera tions of the bill to corporations and public bodies. Mr. M. GIBSON said he should vote for the retention of the words. He thought it would be unwise to exclude licensed or private persons from testing materials under this bill, as there would be an officer appointed by the Board of Trade to inspect the machinery, in order to ascertain that anchors and chains were subjected to the required tests. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Laird, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Bentinck took part, the amendment was negatived and the clause was ordered to stand part of the bill. On clause 2, an amendment was moved to strike out the word " resident." Mr, AYRTON asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, as the Government intended to appoint a person to act as inspector of testing machinery, they would become responsible for the damage done in the event of the testor passing defective materials ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the bill was not a Government measure, and the only desire he had was to make it as efficient as possible. To guard against the event pointed out by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, a clause had been introduced into the bill retaining all the respon sibilities that now attached to manufacturers of chains and anchors. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL remarked that no re sponsibility attached to the Government under the clause. Clause 10 expressly stated that all the responsibilities at present in force against manufacturers was to remain in, force as if the present bill had not been passed. Mr. LAIRD supported the amendment, when, Alter a short discussion, it was agreed to. Mr. 11U MBERSTONE moved an amendment in clause 8 to the effect that the operations of the bill be confined to seagoing and coasting veesels. Mr. M. GIBSON approved of the amendment, which, after a short discussion, was agreed to. The' remaining clauses of the bill having been agreed to, Mr. M. GIBSON said on the bringing up of the report he should submit an interpretation clause for the approval of the house. JERSEY COURT BILL. Mr. LOCKE moved the second reading of this bill, which he said was precisely similar to the bill which was intro duced into Parliament in the year 1861, and which met with general approval. The object of the measure was remedying certain inconveniences persons making Jersey their place of residence encountered in the law proceedings in the Royal Court in the island. Mr. Sergeant Pigott introduced the measure he had mentioned, when it received the approval of the late Sir George Lewis, then a member of the Government, anti only escaped passing into a law, owing to the time at which it was introduced. The reason he had taken up the measure was occasioned by the elevation of the learned sergeant to the judicial bench, and as its objects were pretty widely known he should not trouble the house by entering at any length into the provisions of the measure. It did not interfere with the rights and privi leges of the island; but its sole object was to get rid of the clog in the Royal Court, which consisted of a body of 12 men called jurats, who, without thy slightest legal education, had to dispose of every question of law that arose in the Royal Court. There was no objection ags.inst the gentleman who filled the office of judge or bailiff of the Royal Court, who had a legal know ledge, but then that officer could not deliver judgment in any case in his own court without he had a majority of these jurats in his fanour. After a short discussion, the bill was read a second time. REGISTRATION OF COUNTY VOTERS (IRE- LAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. UNION RELIEF MD ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a member..for Lancaster, in the room of Mr. Garnett, re- signed. The other orders of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned. THE ALEXANDRA CASE. HOUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAY. JUDGMENT. This morning their lordships assembled to deliver judgment in this case. There wera present the Lord Chancellor, Lords Kingsdown, Cranworth, Wensleydale, St. Leonards, and Chelmsford. The Lord Chancellor first gave ' his judgment. He re viewed the provisions o f the Queen sßemembrancees Act, and came to the conclusion that, under the 26th section of that act, there was no authority to make such rules as the Barons of the Exchequer had made. It had been urged by the respondent that, even if these rules were authorised by the statute they were not justified dur ing a suit. He did not agree with that view, bat he thought it was a pity that they should have been made pending the consideration of such important interests. The noble and learned lord concluded by moving that the appeal of the I Crown be dismissed with coots. Lord Cranworth differed with the judgment of the Lord Chancellor. He was of opinion that the Exchequer Chamber had power to hear the appeal. Lord St. Leonards was of opinion that the appeal ought to be dismissed with costs. Lord Wensleydale thought there was nothing unreason able in delegating to the Court such powers as had been exercised by the Barons of the Exchequer. Parliament, he thought, had delegated such power to the Barons of the Exchequer, without restrictions of any kind. He was of opinion that the judgment of the exchequer Chamber should be reversed. His lordship therefore was in favour of the appeal. Lord Chelmsford pronounced for the respondents, and consequently against the appeal. Lord Kingedown was also in favour of the respon , dents. The appeal was then dismissed with costs, --...••••••••• The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris 15 about per mills pm., at di the short exchange on London is 25.17 i sti per Li sterling of 4a , o n comparing these rates with the Englt Mint price old, it 17s. Nil per ounce for st andard g . appears that gold in about the same price in London and Pam. By advices fromliamburg the price of gold is 423 i per ;nark and the short exchange on London is 18.41 per £1 stcrling. standard gold at t he E n glish Mint price is, therefore, about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1771 to 1711 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 631 percent. At these rates there is no profit on the iwportation:ot gold from the United States. I r